Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
Major drug maker reports encouraging findings for a covid vaccine. We will speak to dr. Saad omer, the director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. Then nine months into the pandemic, we look at how many hospitals are failing to provide adequate ppe to doctors and nurses. We will talk to jean ross, copresident of National Nurses united. We have been calling for this protection for Health Care Workers, not just for many months now, but also, if you recall, since the ebola crisis hit our shores. And sad to say, we are still very lacking. Amy plus, Central America has been devastated by backtoback Climate Changefueled hurricanes over the past two weeks. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the quarantine report. Im amy goodman. The United States recorded nearly 167,000 new coronavirus cases on monday, the third highest daily toll of the pandemic. The official u. S. Death toll, already the highest in the world, is rapidly approaching 250,000 with
States could there be other laws a bull explanations for that except when it actually cooking the numbers well to discuss that im now joined by robert primary professor of epidemiology of microbial diseases at can yell school of Public Health professor hi mary its so good to talk to you thank you very much for your time well thank you for inviting me now i heard you say recently that your sounds of history leads you to believe that the United States and russia countries separated at birth and this is definitely not a new idea though theres been a number of scholars who looked into russia as this dark double american greatness but i think your idea is different you argue. They reacted very similarly to these latest and damage if so what explains such drastically death friends just numbers. I think the issue about how deaths are found in how death certificates are written explains much of that difference i come from this from my experience with with the aids epidemic. And in that situati
Live from moscow youre watching a weekly rundown of top stories here on the International Dan hawkins we do tonights welcome to the program. The protesters out in force on the streets of hong kong have clashed with police they oppose phage ings plans for a new security law in the area branding at the end of the countrys autonomy china though insists the more must be imposed without the slightest the way the use of tear gas and water cannon contributed to the chaos. Was. Was. Was. Was was. Was was. I Authorities Say theyve arrested at least 180. 00 protesters at an authorized gathering and reported damage to facilities they say the lord theyre opposing would also ban such protests which beijing dub subversive and treasonous washington has the now strong is more with the u. S. National security advisor calling it a takeover of the territory secretary of state while they are also warned there could be consequences with the decision to bypass hong kongs well established legislative process
Thanks so much for joining us today. Ng this mornings session is entitled he had it coming. Four murderist women. My apologies. He had it coming will be available for sell and signing, nancy, nancy. Corey has been a reporter at the Chicago Tribune for nine years where she tells stories using data and the tribunes archives. She collaborate, together they share their findings and the vintage Chicago Tribune newsletter. 25 year veteran, marianne has been photo journalist and photo editor. Di editor of the weekly tribune create and edit books and curates at the tribune. Born andse raised and still livg in chicago, is the creator treasuries. Chicago tavern, history of the billy boat and sidewalk one and sidewalk two, collections of columns embellished by the work of photographer charles. Our moderator today mary, chicago writer, journalist and teacher. Her book, a life was named best biography by society of midland authors. Please help me welcome our distinguished guests. [applause] nice cr